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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Barking Worse Than His Bite

OK, it’s a really bad pun in the title. Sorry, couldn’t resist . . . yes, could have . . . but why?Rocky the kitten was featured in a July post introduced Rocky as the resident kitten at a local jeweler. From comments posted, many folks posted thought he was a real charmer. Today we heard from Rocky’s human “mom” this week, that he had become quite the feline celebrity by way of that picture post, which she shared with friends. Even if folks don’t leave comments, it’s always nice to hear they enjoyed a post or photos. THANKS to all.NOW, in fairness to all who also like cute puppy photos, and for fellow bloggers who own dogs, meet Barkley, who coincidentally was the resident pet atanother local store visited this week.And, like his young feline counterpart, it was ALL about play for this little guy. Namely, trouser legs and especially shoelaces.Barkley had no shortage of his own doggie toys to play with and the run of the showroom too.But, this nearly 6-month old English bulldog much preferred to play with anyone who would spend some time with him.Like Rocky, Barkley also posed (briefly) for his portrait was only possible when he was being held by his young owner.As for Rocky, he’s doing well according to “mom" who said he jumps out of the oversize storage container that was his “home” for awhile. She may be take him to the store this weekend. We expect to go to the nearby farmer’s market and will stop in at the store,. It’s quite possible to see an updated post soon, but not with BOTH of these young-uns playing together.This encounter was WHY I always carry a small digital camera. Again it’s the Canon PowerShot SD1300IS digital Elph shown here. It’s not great at capturing action shots, especially of puppies romping, but it’s ALL about having FUN — just ask Barkley, who by the way DID like to bark.

Cute puppy.As for carrying a camera, I have found my Droid has a decent enough camera. I recently heard famed photographer Annie Leibovitz respond when queried "what kind of camera do you recommend"--Your smartphone, was her answer!